Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Design flaw san onofre

  • regulators said Monday that a botched computer analysis resulted in design flaws that are largely to blame for unprecedented wear in steam tubes at the San Onofre nuclear power plant, but it isnt clear how the problems can be fixed.
  • (WNCT)
  • CAPISTRANO BEACH, Calif. - Federal regulators say design flaws appear to be the cause of excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water through Californias troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant.
  • (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  • Spare parts, as it were. However, even if Inconel 690 isn't all it's cracked up to be (because it cracks too easily), that's not the biggest problem at San Onofre.
  • (Counter Punch)
  • San Onofre was chosen as one of the lucky six After four months, Edison has not figured out the design flaw or how to fix it.   If they have figured it out, they are not disclosing it.
  • (Patch)
  • CAPISTRANO BEACH, Calif. — An environmental group wants the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant to remain offline because it says Southern California Edison sidestepped regulatory rules when it installed new equipment.
  • (Washington Post)

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